A survey on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and concern among Malaysians

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics among respondents (N = 1411)

Sociodemographic characteristics	n	%
Age (year)
18–29	574	40.7
30–39	341	24.2
40–49	246	17.4
50–59	168	11.9
60 and above	82	5.8
Gender
Male	525	37.2
Female	886	62.8
Race
Malay	901	63.8
Chinese	159	11.3
Indian	43	3
Iban	78	5.5
Bidayuh	56	4
Melanau	46	3.3
Orang Ulu	29	2.1
Kadazan	23	1.6
Dusun	23	1.6
Others	53	3.8
Religion
Islam	1020	72.3
Christianity	271	19.2
Buddhism	80	5.7
Other	40	2.8
Marital status
Single	614	43.5
Married	746	52.9
Divorced	31	2.2
Widow/Widower	20	1.4
Education
Less than tertiary education	185	13.1
Tertiary education	1226	86.9
Occupation
Medical & Health	220	15.6
Education	234	16.6
Security & Defence	31	2.2
Industrial & Manufacturing	63	4.5
Construction	31	2.2
Management & Administrative	141	10
Services	119	8.4
Student	358	25.4
Pensioner	82	5.8
Unemployed	99	7
Others	33	2.4
Monthly income (RM)
0–1200	501	35.5
1201–4000	356	25.2
4001–8000	354	25.2
> 8000	200	14.2
Current residence
Sarawak	687	48.7
Sabah & WP Labuan	102	7.23
Northern Zone*	118	8.36
Middle Zone*	336	23.8
Southern Zone*	117	8.29
East Coast Zone*	51	3.62

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